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whole food diet & depression risk

whole food diet & depression risk. 3,059 adults who were not initially depressed starting age 35 to 55 whole food diet tertiles: intake of vegetables, fruit and fish measured presence of depression assessed 5 years later. multiple other potential confounding factors allowed for.

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whole food diet & depression risk

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  1. whole food diet & depression risk • 3,059 adults who were not initially depressed • starting age 35 to 55 • whole food diet tertiles: intake of vegetables, fruit and fish measured • presence of depression assessed 5 years later multiple other potential confounding factors allowed for Akbaraly, T. et al. (2009). "Dietary pattern and depressive symptoms in middle age.“ Br J Psych 195(5): 408-413.

  2. processed diet & depression risk • even more striking: the link between processed food intake & the risk of subsequent depression • processed diet tertiles: sweetened desserts, fried food, processed meat, refined grains & high fat dairy products

  3. mediterranean diet & depression • 10,094 adults who were not initially depressed • university graduate age • mediterranean diet intake especially of fruit & nuts, legumes, types of fat • incidence of depression assessed 4.4 years later Sanchez-Villegas, A. et al. (2009). " Association of the Mediterranean dietary pattern with the incidence of depression.“ Arch Gen Psychiatry 66(10): 1090-1098.

  4. diet, anxiety & depression subsequent American Journal of Psychiatry editorial: “itwould be a pivotal change for psychiatry if specific dietary patterns are definitively demonstrated to prevent or diminish psychiatric disorders in prevalence or severity” Freeman, M. P. (2010). "Nutrition & psychiatry." Am J Psychiatry 167(3): 244-247.

  5. … & research continues to emerge • Sánchez-Villegas, A., et al. (2012). "Fast-food … consumption and the risk of depression." Public Health Nutrition15(03): 424-432. • Jacka, F. N., et al. (2011). "The association between habitual diet quality and the common mental disorders in community-dwelling adults." Psychosomatic Medicine73(6): 483-490. • Jacka, F. N., et al. (2011). "A prospective study of diet quality and mental health in adolescents." PLoS One6(9): e24805 • Jacka, F. N., et al. (2010). "Association of Western and traditional diets with depression and anxiety." Am J Psychiatry 167:305-311 • Akbaraly, T. N., et al. (2009). "Dietary pattern and depressive symptoms in middle age." Br J Psychiatry195(5): 408-413. • Sánchez-Villegas, A., et al. (2009). "Association of the Mediterranean dietary pattern with the incidence of depression … follow-up (SUN) cohort." Arch Gen Psychiatry66(10): 1090-1098.

  6. so what are the implications? we already know that diet quality has huge implications for physical health & it’s increasingly clear that we should pay attention to diet to improve psychological health as well excellent overlapping options include: • Harvard healthy eating pyramid & healthy eating plate see www.thenutritionsource.org and “Eat, drink & be healthy” and for great recipes, see http://tinyurl.com/5w7go8 • Mayo clinic information on Mediterranean, vegetarian, and other diet “pyramids”, see http://tinyurl.com/2gpgg2

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